Planned maintenance schedules (PMSs)/ Building Investment Funds identify and
quantify a programme of works to a building’s fabric and services, usually over
a 5-20 year period.
A quality PMS/BIF provides a bespoke plan of action for a building to ensure that
its condition (and therefore its value as an asset) is preserved or even increased.
Value for money is always a priority when service charges are a factor and this
is where a properly thought-out, detailed schedule is indispensable.
Adopting a pro-active rather than reactive approach to building maintenance by putting
in place a PMS/BIF provides numerous benefits for building owners and tenants alike.
Buildings that are looked after and managed properly generally have far fewer unforeseen
problems, and these can of course be rectified before a more serious and expensive
problem has manifested itself. Planning ahead also means that any major and disruptive
work can be phased and coordinated in order to minimise inconvenience to occupiers.
In short, a quality PMS offers certainty, control and considerable peace of mind.
Omega Surveying Services is able to offer an integrated building
fabric and engineering services solution. In terms of the repair, upgrading or replacement
of a building’s services, age and condition are not the only considerations. We
also ensure that existing and known future legislative requirements are properly
incorporated into the PMS, which may bring forward replacements or require additional
health and safety works to be undertaken.
We can also offer total flexibility in producing different levels of schedule to
suit exact requirements from broad overviews to detailed schedules of works that
can easily be converted into specifications.
Together with listing and timetabling works, our PMSs are also accurately costed.
Recognising that reliable cost estimations are vital for ongoing budget planning
we base our costs on the latest industry-recognised pricing data coupled with drawing
on our extensive experience in dealing with buildings of all sizes across the commercial,
residential and industrial sectors.